Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-10
GENERAL MAxEY's RE- PoNsE

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GENERAL MAXEY's RE- PONsE.
The appIause WAS liberal and when i
subsidized General S. B. Msxey made til
speech accepting the present, in the name
Of the veterans. General MaXey had to
deliver sr impromptu address, but when
he talked OF the wars through which the
veterans had passed, he spoke oracularly
They were G. part OF his being, these
stirring events, snd could he who had
made the history not tell il?
Senator MsXey spoke as follows:
Mr. President, Comrades, Ladies and
Gentlemen-I have this moment been no.
tifi5d by our presiding officer, General
| Manson, that it was desired that / should
deliver the address in behalf of the Ma
tionsl Association Of Veterans of the
Mexican War, accepting the beautiful and
TASTE full flag OF the Lone Star Republic
wrought by the fair hands of the lsdie8 OF
| Fort Worth, and SO gracefully present. d
just now through their chosen speaker,
Il -nry M. Furman, Esq. Let NE briefs
give the story CT the Lone Star Republic
SO far as it rslsteS to the annexation OF
Texas and to the Mexican war. Ga the
I'd OF March, 1886 the people of Texas
published TO the world their Declaration
OF Independence from Mexican oppression
and rule. At that time the immortal 185
under Travis, and Crockett, and Bowie
and Bonham were holding at bay Santa
Anna and his 5000 troops VINO were
fierc2ly baseigi0g the Allmo. Every
hour that seige could be prolonged was
precious to the peCp'e Of Texas, for it
gave them opportunity 10 rally and Or
ganiza. These immortal men of the Alamo
died that Texas might live. In al the pages
OF this worlds history there is not one
brighter than that which records the deeds
OF the Alamo. On the last and fatal
assault upon the Alsmo, March 6, every
defender died at his pest. "ThermOpyI9
had her messenger OF defeat-the Alamo
had Eone."
Scarcely had this sad and startling news
got to the settlements and the news Of
the massacre at Aqua Dulce On the
p OF March-Texss independence Day
and OF the surrender Of Fannin and his
men, when the appalling news followed
that on the 9th Of March, to the
eternal disgrace Of General Urea,
Fanni1 and his men. prisoners of
ar were marched out and shot down in
cold blood.
But cut Of the Alamo and out of the
Goliad massacre was born that indomit-
able spirit crYstsllized in the battle cry of
San Jscinto, Remember the Alamo. Re-
member Gollad, which, surmCuntiDg every
obstacle. crushed Santa Annals army and
made him prisoner. Ga that ever mem
orable day on the banks of the San Jacinto
was born the young giant which bore the
name, "The Lone Star Republic"
and this beautiful flag en-
b!enizes the grand day of as lofty patri-
OTIS as ever won freedom for an oppressed
people. Ever green be the memory OF
Houston and his noble compstriots who
wrested this empire of Texas from the
mailed hand OF the oppressor and dedi-
Gated it for all tina to come to human
freedom
The grea. nations of the earth were
prompt to sckno Wedge the independence
of Texas. First, the United States in
1887, then France, then Great Britain,
and so tie republic OF Texas with her
Lone Star flag took her plsce among the
nations of the earth. But her destiny
was not yet accomplished. There was an
earnest desire on the part of those Texas
people that the fortunes and the future
of toe young republic should be blended
with those OF the native land, and the
"old folks at home" il the
old land Yearned for their
sons and daughters, and their children.
to live under the same flag they hsd been
born under, and this feeling in the United
States and in Texas, grew day By day IN
til in the presidential campaign of 1874,
was made the battle cry o.
great party, and more than any other
In asrle advocated by this party secured
the election OF James X. Polk in 1874.
At the first session OF the Congress after
his election resolutions Of annexation
were introduced and passed both Houses
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